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The Dcinhof Cavalier
Charlotte, N. C, July 13. N wt
is received here tonight ol the v.-ry
ead death of a young man in tSt.tn
ley County yesterday. Wills lien
drson was horseback riding with a
young lady, when her horse took
flight and dashed ofi at a furiouc
rate. Young Heuderson lashed
his horse and was in a momeut at
the heels of the flying horse. Tht
young man leaned over to one side
to rescue the young lady from hei
peiilous conditio u, when Hender-
Dn's head struck with terriffic force
atainst a tree, knocking him from
bis borsoandcjaiebed his skull. He
was picked up dead.Tbe young lady
fell trom her horse, bu, aside from
a terrible fright was not seriously
injured.
Fire in Asheville Tuesday night
infl ctedthe lollowiDg losses: Wil
liamson & Son's loss $15,000 with
$7,000 insurance; Gwyn & Hart's
loss $7,900 with insurance of $4,G0O.
Mr. Hart also lost $3,000 worth of
accounts. Daily Call.
To the, Editor "Lincoln Courier."
Sill : Please allow me to say in
you- columns that tlo short speech
of the County Sujerintendent of
School, at tlmojwMiing of th Insti
tute, in one that nhouM attract, the
.ttteii'ion of all sensible men.
It if, like all I have ever heard
him utter, a full of common sense
and good leeling as an egg is of
'neat.
It. is a pleasure to re:x! Kuch uttr
uieesandit should be a pleasure
for the teachers and citizens of Lin
coln county to honor the man who
speaks thus and whose life does
not belie his sentiments.
Respectfully, E. W. Ward.
Point from Henry.
After tour weeks delay, I will en
deavor to make kuowu the local
happenings ol this place. Thi
'eaves your humble correspondent
with a smile on his face and a sat
isfied mind all en acc unif the r
jressive work that is uow being
carried on m our midst. Palm tree
hurch is now being punted- The
protracted meeting at Palm tree
begins on Thursday before the 1st
Sunday in Aug. may it be crowned
with success. Farms are looking
entirely promising- Pieparations
are being made to make brandy .All
who wish to drench their throats
with Ihe twiu agent; will soon be
permitted the opportunity of so do
ing. Rev. H. F. Newton of Casai,
N. C, paid us a tiding visit Sundy
before last. Alonzo Yoder and Miss
Jane Mosteller were married three
weeks ago may abundauce ot pleas
ure surround the new married cou
ple. Miss Ida and Miss Sallie Sam
were v siting their lr.endg Sunday
before last. 1 am informed that
Mr- Levi Hauss robbed his bees tbe
other week, and took out thirty five
callous of bouey. I regard Mr.
Biuss as a fiue bee manager. Wheat
is about all threshedjl think tb
yield is as good as it was the pre
ceding year. As a general thing peo
le are through with their crops,
nd the breaking of laind seems to
e the occupations with us at pres
mt. Mrs. Mike Mosteller has beeu
ery ill but I hope she is now con
valesceut. The time for big meet,
iags are drawing nigh and may wt
all come to one conclusion, and inaj
God bless us all and may our shad
ow uever cease to shiue.
Jumbo.
Henry, N. O, July 30, 1889.
Weekly Weather CropIliilieUii
For tlie Week Ending Fri
day, July 2lu, 'S9
Central Office, Raleigh, N. O.
The reports of correspondence ot
he Weekly Crop Bulletin issued by
he N C. Epxeriment Station and
State Weather service, co.orperat
ng with the U. S Signal service foi
rh- week ending Friday, July 26tb,
m(w that there has been an excess
o'' raiufall, an average temperature,
and about an an average amount of
sunshine. Seveuty per cent, of the
correspondents report the effect
upon tbe crops as favorable. Cotton
is generally teported as improving.
AH upland corn is reported in fine
ontlitioo. Wheat has yielded fair
ly well. Too much rain (or tobacco
in some sections, but the crop geu
eralh is doing well.
The follow ing weekly rauisfalle
are reported: Hickory, Catawba
Comity, 2 20 incbet-; Salisbury, Bow
an County, 3,00 inches; Dallas, Gas
ton Count u: 4 25 inches; Charlotte.
Mecklenburg County ,4.00; Pocky
Point, Pender County, 2.30; Elizabeth
i istiy, jrasquoiann uounxy, I'.uu iuc..
t?s; Hertford, Perquimans County
1.25 inched; Wilmington, Xew Han
over Countu, 2 31 inches.
The weekly normal raiufall fo1
J uly is about 1.25 inches for thi-State-
The f jllowing special tempera
tures were teported during the week
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 9( de
grees: Zumbcrton, Robeson County,
degrees; IVeldon, Halifax County, i)4
degrees- Wadesboro, Anson County,
94 degrees.
Western district. The raiu fall
was above the average, tempera
ture and j-unshiue about normal.
About 90 per cent of the correspon
dents, in this district report the ef
feels upon crops as favorable. Cot
ton generally is reported asimprov-io-
, . .
REMARKS OF SPECIAX CoRREsPoN-
, Deists.
Western District, Dallas Gas
ton Couuty "The seasons for sever
al weeks, especially the last week,
have ben very favorable to all
crops." Salisbnry, Rowan County,
For the last week we have had
rather more raiu than was needed.
Corn is booming. Kather wet for
cotton. Gar'en stuff is doing
splendidly and is cheaper than for
many y as, App'os and peaches
j are abund-tnt liickoroy Catawba
County, "Cotton is growing nice
ly, but is a little late. Tobacco is
oing very wll. Upland corn the
brs' ever known in this country."
Ihiridson College, Mecklenburg County
-The past week has been favor
able for all crops. Everything is
lull f promise. A fine shower oa
ly yesterday morning (25) and an
other on (L'G).'' But dive, Hender
son County No rain in the lat sev
en days, Cloudy and threatening
on the 25 with good chince for rain
AW crops are in a prosperous con
dition. Mf. Pleasant Cabirrux
County aA much needed rain fell
Od theU5'h." Pi needle, Mecklenburg
County "Good rains in this vicini
ty ou the 21st. The crops have
been woiked in good order. If we
ijet rain soon we will not be much
mit.'' Charlotte, Mecklenburg Coun
ty "Everything doing well."
H. B. Battle, Ph. D., Director.
El. McP. Baldwin, Signal Corps, As
sistant. thi: it.4i.Eiuu lvsvxi;
ASYLUM.
The Interesting and Ileiunrk
able fclory of its Origin.
Winston Sentinel.
The stoiy of the founding of the
North Carolina Insane Asylum is
one of peculiar interest aud just at
this time a review of its history is
especially interesting.
These unfortuuate people, the in
sane, in England, had always been
confined in private houses if their
friends could pay their charges.
Those whose friends could not meet
the expense were provided for iu a
lock-up at 5-ouie residence, or were
jonfioed in jail. That was the con
lition of things also iu the United
States and other countries. There
vere no State institutions for the
are of the insane. When a mau iu
England wanted to get rid of any
body, according to the novelist, he
would have his victim taken to one
of there mad houses, and wl en in.
spectors came to see $f anybody was
the.e who ouht not to be there,
the k fyr of the in id house would
'a u - f - the victim
inspector would think it all right
and "lie would still be confiued. The
horrible late of this unfortunate
;la8s of people, locked up wbeie
they received uo proper attention,
enlis'ed the sympathy of Miss l)o
rotha 1) x, who went all over the
United States beseeching tl'e legis
latures to make some provi-i n tor
the insane. Already the dea? am
dumb had received some at t tinnn,
but the insane were thought only
demeuted people who it was be
lieved ought to be confined. Miss
Dix prevailed on one or two legisla
tures of the North to establish asy
lump, aud tbe next that she pre
vailed upon was North Carolina.
She spent tbe winter of 1854 iu
Italeigh laboring in its interest.
Among the persons she met at the
otel was the lovely wife of Hon.
James C. Dobbin a member of the
legislature. She was then iu feeble
health and ihe kindly disposition
of Miss Dix attracted the two ladies
t igeiher and Mis. Dobbin became
much interested iu which Miss Dix
had a heart. She asked her hus
band ou her dying bed to advocate
the measuie. The bill came up a
few days after Mrs. Dobbin's death
and it was the fiist appearance ot
Mr. Dobbin in public after her
death when he arose to address the
House on the subject. Mr. Dobbin
was a man of great purity ot char
acter and tender emotions. lie was
one of the most gentle aud affec
tionate of meu. When he arose to
speak great interest was manifested
and the house was crowded. Iu a
speech of singulr beauty and pert,
suasive eloquence he advocated the
proposition so effectively as to cairy
it through the legislature. The ap
propriation was made, the site was
uamed Dix llill iu honor of the
puilautuiopist who had secured
'he building of tbe institution, and
ve think North Carolina was the
luid S.ate in the world to iuaugu
ate such a public charity.
Mr. T. W. Whisnant has been aps
point- d Superintendent of the Car
ina Ceutial Railroad, vice Col. L
Jon.'s, deceased. He will be
'laif-d . ! f e nlrys'i al cii ! i
A I In iii "OTMibel W.th tue tlin--
' an mi nf, with Iu u l
u ' . X. (J Su-
P- - . ..... hs born n
Shelby; N ., and is --bout forty
yeais ot age, having r-peut most of
his life in rallroid service. He has
made his horn in Char otte of late
years. Weekly Sew&.
Chin i can beat creation tor big
flood., i. ij! eai thqiidke, big cyi Ion',
big files A fire iu Lu Ch w re.
cently burned 87,000 house", 1,200
people Using lhw Ives iu the
flames, 400 others were killed, and
170,000 people Jeft homeles-", 100 of
whom weie dying daily from sick
ness and exposure. The Wilmington
mar.
Hoy' Crime.
. Chicago, July 27. A Times spec
ial from Mason City,. Iowa, says:
Wednesday night in Elk township,
Clayton county, West Elkius, but
In tie more than eleven years of age
murdered his father and stepmother
Alter committing the crime he took
lis infant sister in a carriage and
drove four miles to a neighbor, re
lorting he had discovered his par
ents murdered and lied to preserve
his own and his sisters life. Yes
terday he. confessed himself the
patricide, to Judge Hatch. Wesi
Elkins related the story of his
crime. He had had sonid difficulty
tfith his lather. The night ot the
nn'rder he slept in the barn. Be
tweeu 2 and 3 o'clock he got up and
went in the house and took down
the rillo which was hanging in the
kitchen, loaded it and weutinto the
room where his lather and mother
aud sister were sleeping. "I
placed the mnzz'e of rifle near my
fathers head,' he says and sent a
bullet through his brain, This
frightened my mother and she a
rose and knowing that I was dis
covered, T went mto the kitchen,
seized a club went back into the
bedroom and killed my mother. I
stayed arouud the house about
thirty minutes, then decided to
arouse the neighbors. I took the
baby from the bed where it lay be
tween its dead father
and mother, took it mto au adjoin
ing bedroom, removed its blood
staiued clothing and. with it iu my
arms went to the neighbors and re
lated t'ie crime that had baen com
mitted, bur shielded myself. I am
guilty of the cii.ue."
Ielrufct i ve Work of Storms.
A cloudburst in the little Kanawha
val'e.y V.i., on Thursday afternoon,
did imtn"h e damage the villages of
aloriistown and Cueaterville being
totally destroyed and many lives
lost, aid steamers and boats
wreck -d or sunk. A' Harper's Fer
ry owinjjto a wasnout by the flood,
afre'ght train on the Ohio railroad
broke t li rciti'i fie tr-stle, wrecking
the train and wishout at KViawha
Station Uav deUy the Bii'pnire
trains- A Parksburg dispatch of
Saturday sa: Au est mate can
haruly yet be formed of the great
calamity that has swept over the
little Kanawha valley. but enough is
known to mark it as the most de
structive to life aud property ever
occurring in West Virgiuia. The
scene of the greatest disaster was
on Pond creek, Jackson couuty,and
on Tucker Creek, Wirt county. The
two streams head together and a
cloudburst musthive occurred near
the watershed. Pond Creek rose
twenty five feet in an hour, The
water spread from bill to hill and
carried all before it. Four men
took refuge in Thomas's mill. The
mill was washed away and Edward
Boss was drowned. Thos. Black
and his newly wedded wife Were
washed from their home and per
ished. Thomas Hughes, his wife
and foui children fled but the
water overtook them and none es
caped but Hughes. On Sucker
creek seven lives are reported lost.
The loss to property will run op in
to millions.
Dr. A. M. Herron, of Steel Creek,
was in the city yesterday and toldja
reporter of this paper of the horri
ble death, Monday at 1 o'clock, of
a negro girl, 12 years old, named
Cora Herron, daughter of Anderson
Herron, of Steel Creek. The girl
was bitten by a mad dog about
three weeks ago. Butler's mad
stone was applied, but had no effect.
The first symptoms of her approach
ing fearful death was a slight head
ache, which gradualy increased in
severity until she fell into convul
sions towards the end. She drank
no water, nor anything else, for
two days previous to her death. If
the word "water'' was mentioned in
her presence she would appear to
be snffoctted and gasp for breath.
If a glass of water was held before
'r she would into convulsions.
During these she would foam at
the month and snap her teeth, after
the fashion of a dog. Her father a
strong man, la id herwith her arms
pinioned under his during t!ie la-t
three or four ago .iz -d hou-s o" her
life, uutil her liiu's leUxcd -tud he
knew she wa dead. Dim. I. VY. and
A. M. Her"on were present when
she died b.it c uM d uothiug to
relieve her suff rings. Charlotte
Chronicle.
It i-1 re-KKted from Washington
that the sum of S 1,750,000, approp
riated for pensions this year, is ex
hausted, and the pension lis under
current rulings, ia ttill growing.
THE RACKET.
THE RACKET.
WAY YONDER
IN THE
i We have sold more gdods in the
past week than any one week since
we opened.
This is saying a great deal for
this dull season, and that too, when
our stock is running low prepara
tory for our fall stock.
It shows plainly that the people
have a high appreciation of our low
Prices
EXCELLENT VALUES,
AND FAIR DEALING.
It shows too, that our buytug
their produce is having a telling
effect upon them. Not a day but
we ship wagon loads of Chickens,
Eggs, Bu'ter, Fruit, &c., and we
exchange goods for them ; goods at
a low Price, the very same as
CASH,
and allow the n all we can get for
their produce.
We respectfully submit the follow
ing cards to the trade.
CARD NO 1.
Owing to the tier, that we are
new prepariug for our fall purcha
ses, and will need ad the mouey we
can possibly laise we will for tbe
next 30 days, only take produce, in
EXCHANGE FOR goods, and we
take th's as an accommodation to
our customets and not for any pro
fit to ourselves.
CARD NO 2.
We recognize the tact, that money
right at this time, is scarce and
that a little indulgence of a few
weeks, would be very much appro
ciated by the people. But friends,
we cau't do it. Our prices will not
justify us' to sell only for cash on
delivery. We commenced this way
we mean to stick it out. We can
take no risk. We can give no time.
Don't ask for credit, no matter who
you are, or how good yoa be, for
you will most certainly be refused.
This is the one Iron Clad Rule, of
the Eacket, on which greatly de
pends its success.
CARD NO 3.
We do all in our power to please
our customers. We have been allowr
ing them, especially those living
near, and in town, to take Shoes,
Hats, &c, home with them on ap
proval. This we are compelled to
stop. The goods, generallv, are kept
too lone, occ-tsionally kept forever,
and not paid for, for weeks, or
months, aud very often returned, in
bad order.
We have arranged a LADIES
ROOM, in our store, where all
Shoes, Hats, &c., cau be tiied, and
the sale made must be completed,
and cash paid when goods are taken
away. Remember this ladies if yoa
please.
N B. We give simples cheer
folly, but not to be compared with
other merchants goods.
CARD NO 4.
We have just re reived 5 cases of
Coat's' Spool Cottcn. As many of
onr customers want this thread only
we get it for their accommodation.
Price 50 cents per dozen, white and
black, only. Respectfully,
W.T. MASSEY &CO.
New York Office, 4CC Broadway.
CARRIAGES!
I have now in store an unusually large stock of
BABY CARRIAGES
That I am selling at
EXTREMELY LOW PRICES.
V$F Write me for prices if in need of any. I buy Carriages as well as
Furniture in large quantities and will sell cheap.
Furnitur Dealer.
E3. 1SL. jndre-ws,
CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.
PIEDMONT
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AND THOROUGH WORK.
Prepares for the every day duties of
life, instead of show and display.
LOCATION HEALTHY.
OF EASY ACCESS BY RAIL ROAD.
Fall Term of 18S9 bey ins the last
Wednesday in Auqust.
5P For Circulars, &c, send to
D. MATT. THOMPSON,
Principal, Lincolnton, N. C.
July 12, 1889. tf.
OF THE
FIRM OF
Hoke & Michal
HAS RETURNED
From hie Spring tup to the Nor
thern maikets. He has purchased
the largest most complete stock of
goods that we Lave ever carried.
We are prepared to offer bargains
to every one. Below we mention a
few articles to which we invite
attention.
A COMPLETE LINE OF
NUflS VEILINGS,
CASHMERES,
AND BUNTINGS,-
in all of t lie popular Spring shades.
WOOL CHALLIES,
trom 6 to 50 cents per yard.
A large large lot of
SPRING GLOVES,
MITS, 4C-,
from 10 cents to $1.00 per pair.
SWISS EMBROIDERIES
IN THE NEW DIRECTORY
STYLES,
50 ceuts to 2.00 per yard.
LADIES SHOES
' In a variety of styles as cheap as
the cheapest.
For th men we have everything
from a 10 cents Jeans to the
HANDSOMEST CASSIMEBE,
at 1.25 per yard.
The largest and cheapest lot o.'
MESS STRAW HATS
ever offered in town.
There are only a very few of the
many bargains that we are prepared
to offer.
CALL AND SEE US.
We feel assured that it will be to
your advantage.
Kespectfully, j
HOKE & MICHAL,
Agents for the Olwer Chill Plows, i
CARRIAGES!
S. G. FIN LEY,
ATTORNEY AT LA W.
LINCOLNTON, N. C.
Prompt attention to all business.
Practice in all of the Courts.
Also, Money to Loan on Real Estate
Security, in sums of f 200 and upwards, on
lonij time and easy terms.
For particulars call at my office at tb
old Post Office.
July 5, 1889. ly.
NOTICE!
ALL persons are hereby forbidden trom
hunting, fishirrg, or otherwise tres
passing on ray lar.Ji. Any person violating
this notice will be dealt with at cording
to law. Respectfully, CALEB MOTZ.
Lincolnton, June J8, 1889. tf
LA. IV 13 FOB SALE
OR KENT.
THE LAND known as the "Cald
well Plantation," near Lincoln
tou, for sale or rent. For terms,
&c, apply to H. W. Burton, Esq.,
Lincolnton. W. P. BYNUM.
July 5, 1839. 4t .
L L- WITHERSP00N
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NEWTON, N- C.
Practices in the Courts of Cataw
ba, Lincoln, and adjoining counties.
Money to Loan ou improved farms
in Catawba and Lincoln counties in
sums of $300 and upwards, on long
time and easy terms. Will meet
clients at the Alexander House, in
Lincolnton, on secoud and fourth
Mondays iu each month.
Aug. 2, 1880. tf.
AT THE
CASH
GROCERY STORE
Is kept a well selected
stock of
GROCERIES,
C0NFEC--
--TIONARIES,
Sec, &c, &c, &c.
I pay cash and sell for cash.
One and the same price to all
Call, see my goods, and hear m
price?, before buying.
Yours truly,
A. W. REEDY.
NOTICE !
HAVING qualified as Adminis
trator, -Aith Will annexed, of
John P. Auihony, deceased, I here
by notify all persons having claims
against said estate to present same
to me, ou or before June 10, 1890,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. Persons indebted
to fcaid . estatf will please make
prompt pain u.
li. M. ROSE MAN, Adm'r.
Cum Test- Annexo.
L ii'-.. Inn. , N ., J'ine 7, '89. Ct"
NOTICES
111 VK opm d up h Wntch maker's and
Jew -fry blioj, at lialu-, '- C , where 1
am rea'ly t l h 11 kinds ot wo'k at abort
n ti !;Mi.d t i c-.sh prics. Orders
taken lor watch :locks, If v. Patronage
eolicited, at d w rk yriiNranieed.
MAX TILLEK, German.
: w a i leaker and Jeweler.
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COFFEE MAKER.
A new inrenuco for making
Coffee and Tea, belter than any
thing now in ue ; aavea W of ton
Coffee and can be uaed with any
Coffee or Tea Pot. Sample will !-
ent by mail for twenty cent in
lamp. Atrau nantM t
aend for full particulars of thi i
and other fast selling artieleM.
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